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Welcome to this page!
On this page you will be seeing examples of 'Kinetic Energy'.The same examples are on the main Energy Page, but this page is just focussed on Kinetic Energy.


Here is a neat YouTube clip to explain Kinetic and Potential energy!




Kinetic Energy just means, energy that makes things move or go.Energy has been stored up with potential energy, and now energy is ready to be released.

Activity #1 - The Ball is rolling!
Mrs Maple first rolled the ball to someone sitting in a circle. That personrolled the ball to someone else. All this movement is called 'Kinetic Energy'.

Activity #2 - The Ball is bouncing!
Mrs Maple held the ball up first by her knees, then by her waist.......and finally,
the ball was held up above her head. What happened the ball.